Shirt protector



.I. A. GEMMILL.

SHIRT PROTECTOR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1921.

Patented Oct. 24, 1922.

I NVENTDR.

AI'TOBNEY.

Patented Get. 24, 1922.

eairansrar JAll'IES A. GEliIltIILL, 0F TUGAS Kn, SASKATCHEWAN, cannon.

SHIRT PROTECTOR.

Application filed March 11, 1921.

To (ZZZ 20750777, it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jimrns Al Gianiuinn, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada, residing at Tugaske, in the county of Moose Jaw and Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Shirt Protectors, of which the following is a specification,

The present invention relates to cuff and neck hand protectors for shirts and the principal object is to provide a c eviceof the character described, which will prevent the soiling of the exposed portions of the cuffs and the neck bands of the shirt.

A further object of the invention is to provide a protector, which may be readily attached and detached from the shirt and which. is'tra-nsparent so that the pattern of the shirt is visible therethrough.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invent-ion consists in the construction, com-- bination and arrangement of parts will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shirt cuff, illustrating the application of my invention.

Figure 2 is a similar View of a shirt band embodying the invention.

Figure 3 is a section through the cuff illustrating the attachment of the protector thereto.

' Figure 4 is a section on line H of Fig. 5, illustrating the attachment ofthe protector to a neck band, and

Figure 5 is a detail view of the attaching tab.

l-kferrin; to the drawings like numerals nate like parts in the various drawings. It is obvious that the exposed parts of a shirt become soiled in a comparatively short time, which results in the garment being sent to the laundry. The effect of the modern laundry on shirts is very deteriorating, as too frequent laundering wears out the same very fast. tecting, particularly the cuffs of shirts from soiling, I provide means for lengthening the life of the shirt, for if the cuffs are kept clean, the body of the shirt which has no 'fold and may be With the view of pro-' Serial No. 451,657.

direct contact with dirt collecting surfaces, remain clean and the change is not necessary.

In the accomplishment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a shirt to which is attached by stitching a folded neck band 6 and folded cuffs 7 are appropriately stitched to the sleeves 8.

The neck band 6 is formed with the usual openings adapted for the reception of the studs 9, while the cuffs 7' are likewise formed with openings for the reception of the cuff buttons 10.

The protector 11 for the neck band 6 comprlses a strip of transparent paper bent over to enfold the said neck band and said strip and is formed with openings in the front and rear, through which the studs 9 extend. This protector strip 11, completely enfolds the neck band and prevents the same from getting soiled on its opposite sides. .The protector for the cuffs comprises a sheet of transparent paper 12 which is creased intermediate its width and inserted over the outer fold of the cuffs. A. tab 13 is formed on the upper outer edge of the protector sheet and carries a socket member 14;. This tab 13 is adapted to be folded over the outer fold of cuffs. A stud member 15 is secured to the inner part of the outer cuff snapped into the socket member 1a to hold the said protector in position upon the cuffs 7. The cuff material is thickened, as at 16 in Figure 3, and against which the tab 13 engages.

It is obvious, that as the protector sheet 12 is transparent the color and pattern of the shirt is visible therethrough and only the closest inspection reveals the paper sheet. therein through which extend the cuff links 10 and likewise the ends of the protector sheets 12 slightly overlap the ends of the ends. The protector may be readily detached from or attached to the shirt.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction of my invention will he clearly understood, and, theretofore, a more extended explanation has been omitted.

lVhat I claim as new is: 1. A garment protector comprising a Hero ible transparent member constructed to fold The cuff protectors 12 have openings' U over to enfolcl a cuff, a tab arranged on said protector and. snap members 10 on said cult" and tab for detachably securing the said protector sheet upon the cuff.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES A.' GEMEHLL.

Witnesses I GEORGE 1. SMITH, JOHN FLINT. 

